Here are 20 General Knowledge and Current Affairs Questions. Answers are given at the bottom of this post for your ready reference 1. Wi-Fi in a computer Implies (a) Wired local area network (b) Wireless local area network (c) High Fidelity (d) High Efficiency 2. A television remote uses (a) Infrared waves (b) Cosmic waves (c) Microwaves (d) Ether waves 3. A microwave oven uses wave with a (a) Large wavelength in the invisible range (b) Small wavelength in the visible range (c) Large wavelength in the visible range (d) Small wavelength in the invisible range 4. Which one among the following option is a word that cannot be formed from the letters used in INTELLIGENCE? (a) ENTICE (b) GENTLE (c) ENGINE (d) INTENT 5. Which one among the following is a mechanically formed sedimentary rock? (a) Salt rock (b) Limestone (c) Sandstone (d) Gypsum 6. Which one among the following items was not added to the concurrent List of the Constitution of India under the provisions of the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976? (a) Family Planning (b) Forest (c) Education (d) Railways 7. The famous terra-cotta images of rivers Ganga and Yamuna from the Gupta period have been found at (a) Ahichchhatra (b) Kaushambi (c) Rajghat (d) Bhitargaon 8. Which one among the following is not a greenhouse gas? (a) Methane (b) Ozone (c) Chlorofluorocarbon (d) Sulphur dioxide 9. Bleaching powder is added in water used for drinking purpose. The role of the bleaching powder in this case is (a) Of disinfectant (b) Of bleaching agent (c) To remove inpurity (d) To decrease the pH 10. The yield of rice is how much percent more than that of sugarcane? (a) 40% (b) 50% (c) 60% (d) 75% SPONSORED LINKS 11. The world conference on Human Rights that affirmed the university of rights and launched an ambitious plan of action was held in (a) Vienna (1993) (b) Geneva (1996) (c) New York (2000) (d) Berlin (2002) 12. Who among the following was the winner of Men’s Singles Wimbledon Championship, 2012? (a) Roger Fedder (b) Andy Murray (c) Novak Djokovic (d) Rafael Nadal 13. Which one among the following Indian state shares boundaries with the largest number of states (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Chhattisgarh (c) Maharastra (d) Assam 14. Which one among the following is the nearest from the ‘Zero Mile Centre’ of India (a) Taj Mahal (b) Charminar (c) Gateway of India (d) Victoria Memorial 15. Asteroid belt is situated between (a) Mars and Jupiter (b) Earth and mars (c) Jupiter and Saturn (d) Venus and Earth 16. Which one among the following is a dormant volcano? (a) Mount Kilimanjaro (b) Mount Stromboli (c) Mount Etna (d) Mount Mayon 17. Who among the following was chosen by the government of Japan to confer the prestigious Fukuoka Prize for the year 2012? (a) Vandana Shiva (b) Aamir Khan (c) Arundhati Roy (d) Medha Patkar 18. Which one among the following causes stomach pain in human body (a) Base (b) Acid (c) Salt (d) Bacterium 19. Use of tamarind juice as a part of our meal helps? (a) To prevent tooth decay (b) To take care of excess fluoride in drinking water (c) For easy digestion of food (d) To increase the strength of bones 20. The constitutional principle of the ‘Basic structure’ was invented by the (a) Executive (b) Judiciary (c) Legislature (d) Civil society Answer: 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (b) 11. (a) 12. (a) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (a) 16. (a) 17. (a) 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (b)
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